HR 4809 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

White House Accountability for Language Diversity Act

Introduced Oct 23, 2019 Originated House Sponsor J. Luis Correa D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 23, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedOct 23, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

White House Accountability for Language Diversity Act

This bill requires the White House and each federal agency to establish official websites in the five most commonly used languages in the United States other than English to increase accessibility. The websites must be of a similar scope and content as the English version.

The President and each agency shall maintain and update the websites on a regular basis.

Cosponsors 36

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 23, 2019 to Nov 19, 2019, with 35 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalOct 23, 2019
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalOct 23, 2019
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalOct 23, 2019
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalOct 23, 2019
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalOct 23, 2019
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalOct 23, 2019
D-ILBill FosterOriginalOct 23, 2019
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalOct 23, 2019
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalOct 23, 2019
D-NMDebra A. HaalandOriginalOct 23, 2019
D-NVDina TitusOriginalOct 23, 2019
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalOct 23, 2019
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalOct 23, 2019
D-CAGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.OriginalOct 23, 2019
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalOct 23, 2019
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 23, 2019Introduced in House
  2. Oct 23, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
  3. Oct 23, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1332)

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

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  1. Oct 23, 2019Introduced in House

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